It is the shortened Germanic form of the name Conrad. In German, it is Coenraad. Coen means bold or brave, and raad means advice. So the full name Coenraad means bold/brave advisor. Therefore, the shortened Coen would only mean bold / brave. The Dutch pronounce it "coon", but elsewhere it is pronounced "Koe-en". It should not be confused with the Hebrew name Cohen which means priest as it's an entirely different name.

We named our son Coen in 2008 and at that time we had only heard one other child with the name. We now hear it more often or have people tell us they know someone who named their child Coen... althouth, most of the time they have spelled it differently. We went with this spelling because my husband is half German, half Norweigen and this is how they spell it in these cultures. We love the name and its meaning (Brave One), it's common enough (because of the last name Cohen)that people easily remember it but not so common that you hear it everywhere. If you are considering this name be prepared for a lot of 'did you say owen?' or 'did you say colin' but usually once clarified, no one forgets it and most really seem to like the name and it's uniqueness. Hope this helps :)

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